Acts Approved by the President, Week Ending Friday, December 10, 2004

Approved December 3 *

H.R. 1047 / Public Law 108-429
Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004

H.R. 1630 / Public Law 108-430
Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2004

H.R. 2912 / Public Law 108-431
To reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government

H.J. Res. 110 / Public Law 108-432

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II

H.J. Res. 111 / Public Law 108-433

Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Ninth Congress

H.J. Res. 115 / Public Law 108-434

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2005, and for other purposes

S. 150 / Public Law 108-435
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act

S. 434 / Public Law 108-436
Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2004

S. 1146 / Public Law 108-437
Three Affiliated Tribes Health Facility Compensation Act

S. 1241 / Public Law 108-438
Kate Mullany National Historic Site Act

S. 1727 / Public Law 108-439
To authorize additional appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978

S. 2214 / Public Law 108-440
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3150 Great Northern Avenue in Missoula, Montana, as the "Mike Mansfield Post Office"

S. 2302 / Public Law 108-441
To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas

S. 2640 / Public Law 108-442
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1050 North Hills Boulevard in Reno, Nevada, as the "Guardians of Freedom Memorial Post Office Building" and to authorize the installation of a plaque at such site, and for other purposes

S. 2693 / Public Law 108-443
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1475 Western Avenue, Suite 45, in Albany, New York, as the "Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office"

S. 2965 / Public Law 108-444
To amend the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 1999 to modify the termination date for mandatory price reporting

S. 2484 / Public Law 108-445
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement Act of 2004

H.R. 1350 / Public Law 108-446
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

S. 2042 / Private Law 108-5

For the relief of Rocco A. Trecosta of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

* These Public Laws were not received in time for inclusion in the appropriate issue.

Approved December 8

H.R. 4818 / Public Law 108-447
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005

S. 2618 / Public Law 108-448
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for the medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005

Approved December 10

H.R. 2655 / Public Law 108-449
To amend and extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998

H.R. 4302 / Public Law 108-450
District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004

S. 437 / Public Law 108-451
Arizona Water Settlements Act

S. 1466 / Public Law 108-452
Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act

S. 2192 / Public Law 108-453
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004

S. 2486 / Public Law 108-454
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004

S. 2873 / Public Law 108-455
To extend the authority of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to hold court in Rock Island, Illinois

S. 3014 / Public Law 108-456
To reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other purposes